WHAT WAS DONE IN OTHER CENTRES

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18, 22 July 1919, Page 7

WHAT WAS DONE IN OTHER CENTRES

(»I TEIEORAPa.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.I

MARTON, This Day. Children's Day was celebrated at Marton yesterday by a magnificent spectacular procession, the pupils of Marton and neighbouring schools taking part in the pageant representing the Allies, with numerous tableaux. . Over twelve hundred children took part. The route was lined with spectators. At Marton Park the children sang patriotic songs. Mr. de Berry, headmaster of the Marton School delivered a stirring address. The march past was a brilliant spectacle.' The proceedings terminated with the children's fancy, dress ball.

This Day. The.weather was unsettled during Saturday foi' the Peace Celebrations. There was a large procession, half a mile in length. It halted for five minutes, and "The Last Post" was sounded. The procession then moved on to the Drill Hall, where addresses were given by the Mayor (Mr. H. P. Home), the County Chairman (Mr. John Murray); Lieuten-ant-Colonel Stevenson, Captain Wardrop, and Mr. H. Burnett. The streets.were decorated with flags and forest greenery. Last night there was a large gathering of town and district people at the Drill Hall, where a dance was giyen and a welcome extended to the returned soldiers by the Mayor and County Chairman on behalf of the burgesses and inhabitants of the county. Captain Wardrop replied on behalf of the returned soldiers. When the Mayor announced that Leslie Loveday, of Woodville, had won the King's Prize, the announcement was received with loud cheers. <

In the list of schools mentioned as having taken part in yesterday's Peace procession, no reference was made to the Roseneath and Hataitai Schools. These were represented by 130 children, togethor with,the teachers and members of the school committee. The Roseneath children carried the Roj'al Standard of Scotland, a very fine flag presented to them by Roseneath School, Scotland, and unfurled by tho Earl of Liverpool at the express wish of Princess Louise on 22nd February, 1913. Princess Louise, on the 21st October, 1912, unfurled at the Scottish School the New Zealand Ensign, presented by the Wellington Roseneath children. '5

Viscount Peel told Lord Willoughby do Broke, in tho House of Lords, tliat tho question of whether any action should be taken against the. repatriated men who joined tho so-called Casement Brigade in Germany was being considered. The men wort; not in custody, but their whereabouts wore known!

A man who Hailed to stand or remove his hat during the playing- of the American National Anthem in Chicago was shot twice by a sailor guard after the man had flourished a revolver among hundreds of spectators at a Victory Loan celebration. Tho man, who gave his name as Joseph Goddard, was taken to the hospital with wounds in his arm and 'thigh, and, in addition to the revolver, was found to havo a knife and razor. Samuel A. Hagemann, seaman, who shot Goddard, was put under guard pending a naval inquiry into tho snooting.